Ramallah vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ramallah	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1072	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$411	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$690	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$464	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.3	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	87
😀 Quality of life	44	93
🏙️ Population	43.9K	1.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5084th and 6th ($1072 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Ramallah compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Ramallah ranked 5th best city to live in the Palestine vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 7218th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs San Jose, United States

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	Ramallah	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.8	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.1	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$744	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1229	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1006	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.1	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.61	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.55	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.84	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.42	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.28	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4130	$22302

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Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$987
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1732
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$1998
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2347
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2142
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$915
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$1947
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$807
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$837
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2303
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2153
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2064
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$2937
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2108
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1021
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$548
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2247
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254